Wings Over Water - The Story of the World’s Greatest Air Race and the Birth of the Spitfire

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess.

About the author

Jonathan Glancey is well known as the former architecture and design correspondent of the Guardian and Independent newspapers. A frequent broadcaster, his books include The Journey Matters, Concorde, Harrier, Giants of Steam, Spitfire: The Biography, Nagaland: A Journey to India's Forgotten Frontier, Tornado: 21st Century Steam, The Story of Architecture and London: Bread and Circuses.

Summary

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess.

Foreword

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and celebration of speed and engineering prowess.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Glancey
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781786494191
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-419-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 725 g
• Illustrations: 1x8pp b/w plates 1x8pp colour plates
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Air Sports, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Air sports and recreations